Data processing apparatus

ABSTRACT

A data processing apparatus includes a power-source controller, a data processing device, a physical-layer section, a communication controller, and a state controller. The power-source controller controls a first power-source setting and a second power-source setting. The second power-source setting causes less electric power consumption than the first power-source setting. The communication controller performs the communication with the data processing device through a predetermined communication path and the physical-layer section under the first power-source setting. The communication controller stops the communication with the data processing device through the communication path and the physical-layer section under the second power-source setting. The state controller maintains the second communication state with respect to the data processing device side of the communication path while electric power supply to the physical-layer section is reduced under the second power-source setting.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

The present application claims priority from Japanese Patent ApplicationNo. 2019-154936 filed on Aug. 27, 2019, the entire contents of which arehereby incorporated by reference.

BACKGROUND

The technology relates to a data processing apparatus.

It has been desired to reduce electric power consumption of an apparatusin a standby state. For example, in order to reduce the electric powerconsumption of the apparatus in the standby state, Japanese UnexaminedPatent Application Publication (JP-A) No. 2010-055265 discloses aproposition to deactivate a power source of a device controller whilethe apparatus is in a suspended state.

SUMMARY

Recently, it is desired to further reduce electric power consumption ina standby state.

It is desirable to provide a data processing apparatus that makes itpossible to further reduce electric power consumption in a standbystate.

According to one embodiment of the technology, there is provided a dataprocessing apparatus that includes a power-source controller, a dataprocessing device, a physical-layer section, a communication controller,and a state controller. The power-source controller controls a firstpower-source setting and a second power-source setting. The secondpower-source setting causes less electric power consumption than thefirst power-source setting. The physical-layer section is brought to afirst communication state when communication with the data processingdevice is performed under the first power-source setting. Thephysical-layer section is brought to a second communication state beforeswitching from the first power-source setting to the second power-sourcesetting is performed. The second communication state causes thecommunication with the data processing device to be stopped. Thecommunication controller performs the communication with the dataprocessing device through a predetermined communication path and thephysical-layer section under the first power-source setting. Thecommunication controller stops the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the second power-source setting. The state controllermaintains the second communication state with respect to the dataprocessing device side of the communication path while electric powersupply to the physical-layer section is reduced under the secondpower-source setting.

According to one embodiment of the technology, there is provided a dataprocessing apparatus that includes a power-source controller, aphysical-layer section, a communication controller, and a statecontroller. The power-source controller controls a first power-sourcesetting and a second power-source setting. The second power-sourcesetting causes less electric power consumption than the firstpower-source setting. The physical-layer section is brought to a firstcommunication state when communication with a data processing device isperformed under the first power-source setting. The physical-layersection is brought to a second communication state before switching fromthe first power-source setting to the second power-source setting isperformed. The second communication state causes the communication withthe data processing device to be stopped. The communication controllerperforms the communication with the data processing device through apredetermined communication path and the physical-layer section underthe first power-source setting. The communication controller stops thecommunication with the data processing device through the communicationpath and the physical-layer section under the second power-sourcesetting. The state controller maintains the second communication statewith respect to the data processing device side of the communicationpath while electric power supply to the physical-layer section isreduced under the second power-source setting.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The accompanying drawings are included to provide a furtherunderstanding of the disclosure, and are incorporated in and constitutea part of this specification. The drawings illustrate embodiments and,together with the specification, serve to explain the principles of thedisclosure.

FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating an example of a schematic configurationof a data processing apparatus according to one example embodiment ofthe technology.

FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of a circuit configurationof a PHY circuit.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a state of a circuit in acase where a USB suspend mode is enabled.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an example of transition of waveformsin data transmission.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a procedure of the datatransmission.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of transition of thewaveforms and ON-OFF of a power source in the data transmission.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a modification of the schematicconfiguration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the transition of thewaveforms and the ON-OFF of the power source in the data transmission.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating another modification of the schematicconfiguration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating still another modification of theschematic configuration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating still another modification of theschematic configuration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating still another modification of theschematic configuration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating still another modification of theschematic configuration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 14 is a diagram illustrating still another modification of theschematic configuration of the data processing apparatus.

FIG. 15 is a diagram illustrating an application example of the dataprocessing apparatus.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Hereinafter, some example embodiments of the technology will bedescribed in detail with reference to the drawings. Note that thefollowing description is directed to illustrative examples of thetechnology and not to be construed as limiting to the technology.Factors including, without limitation, dimensions, dimension ratios,numerical values, shapes, materials, components, positions of thecomponents, and how the components are coupled to each other areillustrative only and not to be construed as limiting to the technology.Further, elements in the following example embodiments which are notrecited in a most-generic independent claim of the technology areoptional and may be provided on an as-needed basis. The drawings areschematic and are not intended to be drawn to scale. Note that the likeelements are denoted with the same reference numerals, and any redundantdescription thereof will not be described in detail. The descriptionwill be given in the following order.

1. Background and Issue of Technology 2. Example Embodiment (DataProcessing Apparatus) 3. Modifications (Data Processing Apparatuses) 4.Application Example (Image Forming Apparatus) 1. Background and Issue ofTechnology

It has been desired to reduce electric power consumption of an apparatusin a standby state. For example, in order to reduce the electric powerconsumption of the apparatus in the standby state, JP-A No. 2010-055265proposes to deactivate a power source of a device controller while a USB(Universal Serial Bus) suspend mode is enabled. The USB suspend moderefers to a mode in which data lines of the USB are maintained in aJ-state, i.e., part of operation of an apparatus is temporarilysuspended while an operation state of data or a program is maintained,in order to reduce the electric power consumption. In a method disclosedin JP-A No. 2010-055265, however, it is not possible to deactivate apower source of a physical layer (PHY) circuit that performs receptionand transmission of a differential signal for the following two reasons.

First Reason

In order to enable the USB suspend mode, it may be necessary to maintainvoltage levels of the data lines of the USB at appropriate voltagevalues. However, when the power source of the PHY circuit isdeactivated, the voltage levels of the data lines of the USB becomeunstable, making it difficult to maintain the USB suspend mode. This isa first reason.

Second Reason

When the power source of the PHY circuit is deactivated, it may not bepossible to detect the voltage levels of the data lines of the USB. Thismay make it difficult to respond to a resume signal supplied from aconnected device, preventing a return from the USB suspend mode. This isa second reason.

The PHY circuit includes a plurality of drivers and a plurality ofreceivers that receive and transmit differential signals. Accordingly,the PHY circuit consumes more electric power than a typical single-endedinput-output (TO) terminal. Therefore, there is a need to alsodeactivate the power source of the PHY circuit in addition to the powersource of the device controller. To address the need, a description isgiven below of an example embodiment of the technology that isconfigured to deactivate the power source of the PHY circuit in additionto the power source of the device controller.

2. Example Embodiment Configuration

FIG. 1 illustrates an example of a schematic configuration of a dataprocessing apparatus 1000 according to an example embodiment of thetechnology. The data processing apparatus 1000 may correspond to a “dataprocessing apparatus” in one specific but non-limiting embodiment of thetechnology. The data processing apparatus 1000 may serve as a USBinterface unit to be provided in an information processing apparatussuch as a personal computer or a smartphone, or in an image formingapparatus such as a printer, a scanner, or a multi-function peripheral.

The data processing apparatus 1000 may include, for example but notlimited to, a system large scale integration (LSI) 100 and a USB device200. The USB device 200 may correspond to a “data processing device” inone specific but non-limiting embodiment of the technology. The USBdevice 200 may include, for example, a module that performs receptionand transmission of data with an external device. Non-limiting examplesof such a module may include a wireless local area network (LAN) module.

The system LSI 100 and the USB device 200 may be coupled to each otherby data lines (i.e., a D+ line L1 and a D− line L2) of the USB and aresume line (i.e., a resume signal line L3) of the USB. The data lines(i.e., the D+ line L1 and the D− line L2) of the USB may correspond to a“predetermined communication path” in one specific but non-limitingembodiment of the technology. The system LSI 100 and the USB device 200may receive a packet of USB communication from each other or transmit apacket of USB communication to each other through the data lines of theUSB, for example. The USB device 200 may transmit a resume signal to thesystem LSI 100 through the resume line (i.e., the resume signal lineL3), for example.

According to the example embodiment, the resume signal may betransmitted from the USB device 200 to the system LSI 100 through theresume signal line L3 in a case where resumption of the USBcommunication is requested while the USB suspend mode is enabled. Theresume signal at a high level may indicate that a resume request isbeing made, and the resume signal at a low level may indicate that theresume request is not being made.

The system LSI 100 may include, for example but not limited to, a maincentral processing unit (CPU) 110, a sub CPU 120, a USB control unit130, a general-purpose input-output (GPIO) 140, a selector 150, aselector 160, a pull-down resistor R1, and a pull-down resistor R2. TheUSB control unit 130 may include a LINK circuit 131 and a PHY circuit132. A circuit including the main CPU 110 and the LINK circuit 131 mayserve as a controller 100 a that controls the PHY circuit 132. A circuitincluding the selectors 150 and 160 and the pull-down resistors R1 andR2 may serve as a state controller 100 b that controls a state of eachof the data lines of the USB.

The sub CPU 120 may correspond to a “power-source controller” in onespecific but non-limiting embodiment of the technology. The PHY circuit132 may correspond to a “physical-layer section” in one specific butnon-limiting embodiment of the technology. The GPIO 140 may correspondto a “state-signal input section” in one specific but non-limitingembodiment of the technology. The circuit including the selectors 150and 160 and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may correspond to a “statecontroller” in one specific but non-limiting embodiment of thetechnology. The selectors 150 and 160 may correspond to a “switchsection” in one specific but non-limiting embodiment of the technology.The pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may correspond to a “resistor” in onespecific but non-limiting embodiment of the technology. The controller100 a may correspond to a “communication controller” in one specific butnon-limiting embodiment of the technology. The state controller 100 bmay correspond to a “state controller” in one specific but non-limitingembodiment of the technology.

The controller 100 a may perform communication with the USB device 200through the data lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132. Thecontroller 100 a may perform the communication with the USB device 200through the data lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132, for example,under a power-source setting A in which the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132 operate normally. The power-source setting A may correspondto a “first power-source setting” in one specific but non-limitingembodiment of the technology. The controller 100 a may stop thecommunication with the USB device 200 through the data lines of the USBand the PHY circuit 132, for example, under a power-source setting Bthat causes less electric power consumption than the power-sourcesetting A. The power-source setting B may correspond to a “secondpower-source setting” in one specific but non-limiting embodiment of thetechnology. The power-source setting B may cause a power source to beturned off, for example. For example, when the communication with theUSB device 200 is performed under the power-source setting A, thecontroller 100 a may so control the PHY circuit 132 that the PHY circuit132 is brought to a USB active state. The USB active state maycorrespond to a “first communication state” in one specific butnon-limiting embodiment of the technology. For example, when thecommunication with the USB device 200 is stopped before switching fromthe power-source setting A to the power-source setting B is performed,the controller 100 a may so control the PHY circuit 132 that the PHYcircuit 132 is brought to a USB suspend state. The USB suspend state maycorrespond to a “second communication state” in one specific butnon-limiting embodiment of the technology. When switching from thepower-source setting B to the power-source setting A is performed, thecontroller 100 a may so control the PHY circuit 132 that the PHY circuit132 is brought to the USB suspend state. The controller 100 a may causethe GPIO 140 to perform switching from a state under the power-sourcesetting B to a state under the power-source setting A, and thereafter,perform the communication with the USB device 200 through the data linesof the USB and the PHY circuit 132 under the power-source setting A.

The sub CPU 120 may perform selection control of the selectors 150 and160 and power source control of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit132 on the basis of control performed by the controller 100 a. In onespecific but non-limiting example, the sub CPU 120 may supply, to theselector 150, a control signal that causes switching from couplingbetween the data line of the USB and the PHY circuit 132 to couplingbetween the data line of the USB and the pull-down resistor R1 to beperformed. The sub CPU 120 may supply such a control signal to theselector 150 on the basis of the control performed by the controller 100a. Further, the sub CPU 120 may supply, to the selector 160, a controlsignal that causes switching from coupling between the data line of theUSB and the PHY circuit 132 to coupling between the data line of the USBand the pull-down resistor R2 to be performed. The sub CPU 120 maysupply such a control signal to the selector 160, on the basis of thecontrol performed by the controller 100 a. For example, after theswitching to the coupling between the data lines of the USB and therespective pull-down resistors R1 and R2 is performed, the sub CPU 120may reduce electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132 as thepower-source setting B.

The sub CPU 120 may perform the selection control of the selectors 150and 160 and the power source control of the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132 on the basis of a resume signal received through the GPIO140 while the USB suspend mode is enabled. In one specific butnon-limiting example, the sub CPU 120 may be configured to control thepower-source setting A and the power-source setting B as a power-sourcesetting of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 on the basis ofthe resume signal received by means of the GPIO 140 while the USBsuspend mode is enabled.

For example, when the resume signal, which is received while the USBsuspend mode is enabled, is at a high level, the sub CPU 120 mayconsider the reception of the high-level resume signal as that a resumerequest is being made, and may supply a control signal corresponding tothe power-source setting A to the power source of the controller 100 aand the PHY circuit 132. Upon receiving the control signal correspondingto the power-source setting A, the power source of the controller 100 aand the PHY circuit 132 may start supplying, to the controller 100 a andthe PHY circuit 132, electric power that allows the controller 100 a andthe PHY circuit 132 to operate normally.

For example, when the resume signal, which is received while the USBsuspend mode is enabled, is at a low level, the sub CPU 120 may considerthe reception of the low-level resume signal as that the resume requestis not being made, and may supply a control signal corresponding to thepower-source setting B to the power source of the controller 100 a andthe PHY circuit 132. While receiving the control signal corresponding tothe power-source setting B, the power source of the controller 100 a andthe PHY circuit 132 may supply, to the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132, electric power (e.g., no electric power) that is less thanelectric power consumed under the power-source setting A.

When the communication with the USB device 200 is performed under thepower-source setting A, the PHY circuit 132 may be brought to the USBactive state by the control performed by the controller 100 a. Further,the PHY circuit 132 may be brought to a USB suspend state, by thecontrol performed by the controller 100 a, before switching from thepower-source setting A to the power-source setting B is performed. TheUSB suspend state may cause the communication with the USB device 200 tobe stopped. Further, the PHY circuit 132 may be brought to the USBsuspend state again by the control performed by the controller 100 a,when switching from the power-source setting B to the power-sourcesetting A is performed.

As illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example, the PHY circuit 132 mayinclude a differential-signal receiver group 132 a. Thedifferential-signal receiver group 132 a may detect voltage levels ofthe respective data lines of the USB through the selectors 150 and 160.The PHY circuit 132 may further include a differential-signal receivergroup 132 b, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, for example. Thedifferential-signal receiver group 132 b may apply predeterminedvoltages to the respective data lines of the USB through the selectors150 and 160. The PHY circuit 132 may further include a pull-downresistor R3 and a pull-down resistor R4, as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and2, for example. The pull-down resistors R3 and R4 may be coupled to therespective data lines of the USB. For example, when the PHY circuit 132is brought to the USB active state by the control performed by thecontroller 100 a, the PHY circuit 132 may cause the differential-signalreceiver group 132 a to detect the voltage levels of the respective datalines of the USB, and may supply the detected voltage levels to the LINKcircuit 131.

When it is required for the USB device 200 to perform communication withthe system LSI 100 in a case where the USB suspend mode is enabled underthe power-source setting B, the GPIO 140 may perform switching from thestate under the power-source setting B to the state under thepower-source setting A. When the GPIO 140 receives the resume signalindicating that the resume request is being made (e.g., the high-levelresume signal) in a case where the USB suspend mode is enabled under thepower-source setting B, the GPIO 140 may supply the received resumesignal to the sub CPU 120. On this occasion, when the sub CPU 120receives the resume signal indicating that the resume request is beingmade, the sub CPU 120 may switch the control signal that is beingsupplied to the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit132 from the control signal corresponding to the power-source setting Bto the control signal corresponding to the power-source setting A. Uponreceiving the control signal corresponding to the power-source setting Ainstead of the control signal corresponding to the power-source settingB, the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 maystart supplying, to the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132,electric power that allows the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132to operate normally. On this occasion, the PHY circuit 132 may be setagain to the USB suspend state in accordance with the electric powersupply. The GPIO 140 may thus cause the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132 to undergo switching from the state under the power-sourcesetting B to the state under the power-source setting A by supplying, tothe sub CPU 120, the resume signal indicating that the resume request isbeing made.

The state controller 100 b may maintain the USB suspend state withrespect to the USB device 200 side of the data lines of the USB whilethe electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132 is reduced on the basisof the power-source setting B. After the PHY circuit 132 is brought tothe USB suspend state, the selectors 150 and 160 may perform switchingfrom the coupling between the data lines of the USB, and the PHY circuit132 to the coupling between the data lines of the USB and the pull-downresistors R1 and R2, respectively. After the sub CPU 120 performsswitching from the power-source setting B to the power-source setting Aand the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state, theselectors 150 and 160 may perform switching from the coupling betweenthe data lines of the USB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 to thecoupling between the data lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132,respectively. As a result, the communication state of the data lines ofthe USB and the communication state of the PHY circuit 132 may becomethe same as each other, i.e., the USB suspend state. That is, the statecontroller 100 b may cause the data lines of the USB to be in thecommunication state the same as that of the PHY circuit 132, i.e., theUSB suspend state, after the switching from the power-source setting Bto the power-source setting A is performed and the PHY circuit 132 isbrought to the USB suspend state.

The selector 150 may be configured to selectively couple the pull-downresistor R1 and the PHY circuit 132 to the data line of the USB. Theselector 160 may be configured to selectively couple the pull-downresistor R2 and the PHY circuit 132 to the data line of the USB. Theselector 150 may be a switch module that selects one of the PHY circuit132 and the pull-down resistor R1 as a coupling target of the D+ line L1of the data lines of the USB. The selector 160 may be a switch modulethat selects one of the PHY circuit 132 and the pull-down resistor R2 asa coupling target of the D− line L2 of the data lines of the USB.

The pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may each provide a predeterminedresistance component. The pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may each be aresistance element having a resistance value of 125 kΩ, for example. Thepull-down resistor R1 may have one terminal that is coupled to theselector 150 and the other terminal coupled to a constant voltage line(e.g., a ground line). The pull-down resistor R2 may have one terminalthat is coupled to the selector 160 and the other terminal coupled to aconstant voltage line (e.g., a ground line).

FIG. 3 illustrates an example of a circuit state of the data processingapparatus 1000 in a case where the USB suspend mode is enabled. FIG. 4illustrates an example of transition of waveforms in data transmissionof the data processing apparatus 1000. The USB active state may refer toa state in which the USB device 200 transfers a packet of the USBcommunication to the system LSI 100. Note that, when the packet of theUSB communication is not transferred in the USB active state, the D+line L1 and the D− line L2 of the data lines of the USB may both havethe low signal levels. The state of the data lines of the USB at thistime may be referred to as a single ended zero (SEO) state.

The USB suspend state may refer to a state in which the USB device 200maintains the data lines of the USB in the J− state. When the PHYcircuit 132 is in the USB suspend state, the USB device 200 may supplythe high-level signal to the D+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB,and may supply the low-level signal to the D− line L2 of the data linesof the USB. When the signal level of the D+ line L1 is set to the highlevel and the signal level of the D− line L2 is set to the low level inthe data lines of the USB, the state of the data lines of the USB may bereferred to as the J-state.

In a case where resumption of the USB communication is requested whilethe USB suspend mode is enabled, the USB device 200 may supply theresume signal to the system LSI 100 through the resume signal line L3.The USB device 200 may supply the resume signal to the GPIO 140.Substantially at the same time, the USB device 200 may supply thelow-level signal to the D+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB, and maysupply the high-level signal to the D− line L2 of the data lines of theUSB. This may bring the data lines of the USB to a K-state.

According to the example embodiment, upon receiving the resume signalthrough the GPIO 140, the sub CPU 120 may be configured to control, onthe basis of the received resume signal, the power-source setting (thefirst power-source setting) that allows the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132 to operate normally and the power-source setting (the secondpower-source setting) that causes less electric power consumption thanthe first power-source setting. In one specific but non-limitingexample, upon receiving the resume signal through the GPIO 140, the subCPU 120 may activate (turn on) the power source of the controller 100 aand the PHY circuit 132 or deactivate (turn off) the power source of thecontroller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132, on the basis of the receivedresume signal. Therefore, while the USB suspend mode is enabled, the PHYcircuit 132 may not be able to detect the voltage levels of the datalines of the USB through the selectors 150 and 160. To address this,according to the example embodiment, the resume signal line L3 may beprovided between the system LSI 100 and the USB device 200 in additionto the data lines of the USB. The resume signal may be supplied from theUSB device 200 to the system LSI 100 through the resume signal line L3,thereby notifying the system LSI 100 that the data lines of the USB arein the K-state. In the following, a detailed description is given of aprocedure of data transmission between the system LSI 100 and the USBdevice 200.

Data Transmission Procedure

FIG. 5 illustrates an example of the procedure of the data transmissionbetween the system LSI 100 and the USB device 200. FIG. 6 illustrates anexample of transition of waveforms and ON-OFF of the power source in thedata transmission illustrated in FIG. 5.

First, the sub CPU 120 may supply, to the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132, a control signal of turning on the power source. Inresponse thereto, electric power may be supplied to the controller 100 aand the PHY circuit 132, activating the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132.

Thereafter, the sub CPU 120 may supply, to the selector 150, a controlsignal of selecting the PHY circuit 132 as the coupling target of the D+line L1 of the data lines of the USB. Further, the sub CPU 120 maysupply, to the selector 160, a control signal of selecting the PHYcircuit 132 as the coupling target of the D− line L2 of the data linesof the USB. This may cause the D+ line L1 and the D− line L2 of the datalines of the USB to be coupled to the PHY circuit 132 through theselectors 150 and 160, respectively. In this situation, the PHY circuit132 may be able to detect the voltage levels of the data lines of theUSB.

Under the initial state described above, first, the USB device 200 mayoutput the low-level resume signal through the resume signal line L3.The sub CPU 120 may receive the low-level resume signal through theresume signal line L3. On this occasion, the sub CPU 120 may notespecially perform any control corresponding to the low-level resumesignal with respect to the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132.

Thereafter, the USB device 200 may start, for example, packet transferof the USB communication through the data lines of the USB. On thisoccasion, the controller 100 a may determine, on the basis of thevoltage levels of the data lines (i.e., the D+ line L1 and the D− lineL2) of the USB detected by the PHY circuit 132, whether the packettransfer over the USB communication is being performed (step S101). In acase where the controller 100 a determines that the packet transfer overthe USB communication is not being performed as a result (S101: N), thecontroller 100 a may continue to determine, on the basis of the voltagelevels of the data lines of the USB detected by the PHY circuit 132,whether the packet transfer over the USB communication is beingperformed.

In a case where the controller 100 a determines that the packet transferover the USB communication is being performed (S101: Y), the controller100 a may determine whether a state (SEO) with no packet transfer overthe USB communication has been continued for a predetermined period(step S102). The predetermined period may be, for example but notlimited to, 3 ms or more. In a case where the controller 100 adetermines that the state with no packet transfer over the USBcommunication has not been continued for the predetermined period (e.g.3 ms or more) as a result (S102: N), the controller 100 a may continueto determine whether the state (SEO) with no packet transfer over theUSB communication has been continued for the predetermined period (e.g.3 ms or more).

In a case where the controller 100 a determines that the state with nopacket transfer over the USB communication has been continued for thepredetermined period (e.g. 3 ms or more) (S102: Y), the controller 100 amay determine whether the D+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB hasthe high voltage level (step S103). In other words, the controller 100 amay determine whether the data lines of the USB are in the J-state. In acase where the controller 100 a determines that the D+ line L1 of thedata lines of the USB does not have the high voltage level as a result(step S103: N), the controller 100 a may continue to determine whetherthe D+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB has the high voltage level.

In a case where the controller 100 a determines that the D+ line L1 ofthe data lines of the USB has the high voltage level (step S103: Y), thecontroller 100 a may supply, to the sub CPU 120, a signal of switchingthe coupling targets of the selectors 150 and 160 to the pull-downresistors R1 and R2, respectively. Upon receiving such a signal from thecontroller 100 a, the sub CPU 120 may supply, to the selectors 150 and160, signals of switching the coupling targets of the selectors 150 and160 to the pull-down resistors R1 and R2, respectively. In responsethereto, the selectors 150 and 160 may switch the coupling targets ofthe selectors 150 and 160 to the pull-down resistors R1 and R2,respectively (step S104). The sub CPU 120 may further supply, to thepower source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132, a controlsignal of turning off the power source. In response thereto, the powersource of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 may bedeactivated (turned off) (step S105).

While the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132is deactivated, the PHY circuit 132 may not be able to detect thevoltage levels of the data lines of the USB. However, the sub CPU 120may be able to detect the voltage level of the resume signal line L3.The sub CPU 120 may determine whether the resume signal line L3 has thehigh voltage level _(∘)). In other words, the sub CPU 120 may determinewhether a control signal indicating that resumption of the USBcommunication is requested is received from the USB device 200 while theUSB suspend mode is enabled.

In a case where the sub CPU 120 determines that the resume signal lineL3 does not have the high voltage level as a result (S106: N), the subCPU 120 may continue to determine whether the resume signal line L3 hasthe high voltage level. In a case where the sub CPU 120 determines thatthe resume signal line L3 has the high voltage level (S106: Y), the subCPU 120 may supply, to the power source of the controller 100 a and thePHY circuit 132, a control signal of turning on the power source. Inresponse thereto, the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHYcircuit 132 may be activated (turned on) (step S107).

The sub CPU 120 may further supply, to the selectors 150 and 160,signals of switching the coupling targets of the selectors 150 and 160to the PHY circuit 132, respectively. In response thereto, the selectors150 and 160 may switch the coupling targets of the selectors 150 and 160to the PHY circuit 132, respectively (step S108). This may allow the PHYcircuit 132 to detect the voltage levels of the data lines of the USB.

Thereafter, the USB device 200 may switch the state of the data lines ofthe USB from the J-state to the K-state, for example. Further, the USBdevice 200 may start the packet transfer over the USB communication, forexample. Thereafter, the USB device 200 may output the low-level resumesignal through the resume signal line L3, for example. According to theexample embodiment, the state of the USB device 200 may be thus returnedfrom the USB suspend state to the USB active state.

Example Effects

Next, a description is given of example effects of the data processingapparatus 1000 according to the example embodiment.

According to the example embodiment, the state controller 100 b maymaintain the USB suspend state with respect to the USB device 200 sideof the data lines of the USB while the electric power supply to the PHYcircuit 132 is reduced under the power-source setting B. This allows forreduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132, making itpossible to reduce electric power consumption in the standby state by anamount corresponding to an amount of the reduction in the electric powersupply to the PHY circuit 132.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, the PHY circuit 132 maybe so controlled that the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB activestate, when the communication with the USB device 200 is performed underthe power-source setting A. Further, the PHY circuit 132 may be socontrolled that the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state,when the communication with the USB device 200 is stopped before theswitching from the power-source setting A to the power-source setting Bis performed. This allows for reduction in the electric power supply tothe PHY circuit 132, making it possible to reduce the electric powerconsumption in the standby state by an amount corresponding to an amountof the reduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, the selectors 150 and 160may be provided. The selector 150 may be configured to selectivelycouple, to the data line of the USB, the pull-down resistor R1 or boththe pull-down resistor R1 and the PHY circuit 132. The selector 160 maybe configured to selectively couple, to the data line of the USB, thepull-down resistor R2 or both the pull-down resistor R2 and the PHYcircuit 132. This allows for reduction in the electric power supply tothe PHY circuit 132, while controlling the voltage levels of the datalines of the USB. As a result, it is possible to reduce the electricpower consumption in the standby state by an amount corresponding to anamount of the reduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit132.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, the selectors 150 and 160may perform switching from the coupling between the data lines of theUSB and the PHY circuit 132 to the coupling between the data lines ofthe USB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 after the PHY circuit 132is brought to the USB suspend state. Further, the selectors 150 and 160may perform switching from the coupling between the data lines of theUSB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 to the coupling between thedata lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132, after the sub CPU 120performs switching from the power-source setting B to the power-sourcesetting A and the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state.This allows for the reduction in the electric power supply to the PHYcircuit 132, while controlling the voltage levels of the data lines ofthe USB.

As a result, it is possible to reduce the electric power consumption inthe standby state by an amount corresponding to an amount of thereduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, when it is required forthe USB device 200 to perform communication with the PHY circuit 132 inthe state under the power-source setting B, the GPIO 140 and the sub CPU120 may perform switching from the power-source setting B to thepower-source setting A. Further, after the switching to the power-sourcesetting A is performed and the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USBsuspend state, switching from the coupling between the data lines of theUSB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 to the coupling between thedata lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132 may be performed. Thisallows for the reduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit132, while controlling the voltage levels of the data lines of the USB.As a result, it is possible to reduce the electric power consumption inthe standby state by an amount corresponding to an amount of thereduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, after the GPIO 140performs the switching from the state under the power-source setting Bto the state under the power-source setting A, the communication withthe USB device 200 may be performed through the data lines of the USBand the PHY circuit 132 under the power-source setting A. This allows areturn from the USB suspend state to the USB active state by means ofthe GPIO 140 and the sub CPU 120 even in a case where the PHY circuit132 is not able to detect the resume request.

Moreover, according to the example embodiment, the data lines of the USBmay be brought to the communication state the same as that of the PHYcircuit 132, i.e., the USB suspend state, after the switching from thepower-source setting B to the power-source setting A is performed andthe PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state. Thiscontributes to preventing the voltage levels of the data lines of theUSB from being indefinite upon the return from the USB suspend state tothe USB active state.

3. Modifications

Next, a description is given of modifications of the data processingapparatus 1000 according to the example embodiment.

Modification A

According to the example embodiment, the resume signal line L3 may beprovided between the system LSI 100 and the USB device 200 in additionto the data lines of the USB. The resume signal may be supplied from theUSB device 200 to the system LSI 100 through the resume signal line L3,thereby notifying the system LSI 100 that the data lines of the USB arein the K-state. However, this is non-limiting. The notification, withrespect to the system LSI 100, that the data lines of the USB are in theK-state may be achieved by a method different from that according to theexample embodiment.

FIG. 7 illustrates a modification (Modification A) of the schematicconfiguration of the data processing apparatus 1000 according to theexample embodiment. According to Modification A, the resume signal lineL3 and the GPIO 140 may be omitted, and a control signal line L4 may beprovided in the system LSI 100. The control signal line L4 may becoupled to one end of the pull-down resistor R2 (i.e., an end on theselector 160 side) and to the sub CPU 120. That is, the system LSI 100and the USB device 200 may be coupled to each other only through thedata lines (i.e., the D+ line L1 and the D− line L2) of the USB,according to Modification A.

According to Modification A, the sub CPU 120 may perform the selectioncontrol of the selectors 150 and 160 and the power source control of thecontroller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 on the basis of a voltageapplied to the pull-down resistor R2 while the USB suspend mode isenabled. That is, the voltage applied to the pull-down resistor R2 maybe supplied to the sub CPU 120 as the resume signal, according toModification A.

FIG. 8 illustrates an example of transition of the waveforms and theON-OFF of the power source in the data transmission between the systemLSI 100 and the USB device 200 according to Modification A. Note that aprocedure of the data transmission in a period from activation of thepower source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 todeactivation of the power source according to Modification A may besimilar to that according to the example embodiment. Therefore, in thefollowing, a procedure of the data transmission after the deactivationof the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 isdescribed.

While the power source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132is deactivated, the PHY circuit 132 may not be able to detect thevoltage levels of the data lines of the USB. However, the sub CPU 120may be able to detect a voltage level of the control signal line L4,i.e., the voltage level applied to the pull-down resistor R2. The subCPU 120 may determine whether the control signal line L4 has the highvoltage level, i.e., whether the resume signal has the high signal level(step S106). In other words, the sub CPU 120 may determine whether thecontrol signal, which indicates that the resumption of the USBcommunication is requested, is received from the USB device 200 whilethe USB suspend mode is enabled.

In a case where the sub CPU 120 determines that the control signal lineL4 does not have the high voltage level, i.e., that the resume signaldoes not have the high voltage level, as a result (S106: N), the sub CPU120 may continue to determine whether the control signal line L4 has thehigh voltage level, i.e., whether the resume signal has the high signallevel. In a case where the sub CPU 120 determines that the controlsignal line L4 has the high voltage level, i.e., that the resume signalhas the high signal level (S106: Y), the sub CPU 120 may supply, to thepower source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132, thecontrol signal of turning on the power source. In response thereto, thepower source of the controller 100 a and the PHY circuit 132 may beactivated (turned on) (step S107).

The sub CPU 120 may further supply, to the selectors 150 and 160, thesignals of switching the coupling targets of the selectors 150 and 160to the PHY circuit 132, respectively. In response thereto, the selectors150 and 160 may switch the coupling targets of the selectors 150 and 160to the PHY circuit 132, respectively (step S108). This may allow the PHYcircuit 132 to detect the voltage levels of the data lines of the USB.

Thereafter, the USB device 200 may switch the state of the data lines ofthe USB from the J-state to the K-state, for example. Further, the USBdevice 200 may start the packet transfer over the USB communication, forexample. According to Modification A, the state of the USB device 200may be thus returned from the USB suspend state to the USB active state.

Next, a description is given of example effects of the data processingapparatus 1000 according to Modification A.

According to Modification A, the state controller 100 b may maintain theUSB suspend state with respect to the USB device 200 side of the datalines of the USB while the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132is reduced under the power-source setting B, as with the exampleembodiment. This allows for reduction in the electric power supply tothe PHY circuit 132, making it possible to reduce the electric powerconsumption in the standby state by an amount corresponding to an amountof the reduction in the electric power supply to the PHY circuit 132.

Moreover, according to Modification A, the system LSI 100 and the USBdevice 200 may be coupled to each other only through the data lines(i.e., the D+ line L1 and the D− line L2) of the USB. This contributesto reduction in the number of terminals coupling the system LSI 100 andthe USB device 200 to each other, compared with the example embodiment.Further, because it is not necessary to provide the USB device 200 witha function of outputting the resume signal to the resume signal line L3,it is possible to improve versatility of the USB device 200.

Modification B

According to the example embodiment and the modification thereof, theselectors 150 and 160 and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may beprovided in the system LSI 100; however, this is non-limiting. In oneexample (Modification B) of the example embodiment and the modificationthereof, as illustrated in FIGS. 9 and 10, the selectors 150 and 160 andthe pull-down resistors R1 and R2 may be provided outside the system LSI100. It is possible to obtain effects similar to those in the exampleembodiment and the modification thereof also in this case.

Modification C

According to the example embodiment and the modifications thereof, theselectors 150 and 160 may be inserted in the respective data lines ofthe USB; however, this is non-limiting. In one example (Modification C)of the example embodiment and the modification thereof, as illustratedin FIGS. 11 to 14, the selector 150 may be coupled in parallel to the D+line L1 of the data lines of the USB, and the selector 160 may becoupled in parallel to the D− line L2 of the data lines of the USB.

In this case, the PHY circuit 132 may be coupled to the data lines ofthe USB. The selectors 150 and 160 may perform coupling and decouplingbetween the data lines of the USB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2,respectively. The selectors 150 and 160 may perform, after the PHYcircuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state, switching fromdecoupling between the data lines of the USB and the pull-down resistorsR1 and R2 to coupling between the data lines of the USB and thepull-down resistors R1 and R2, respectively. After the sub CPU 120performs switching from the power-source setting B to the power-sourcesetting A, and the PHY circuit 132 is brought to the USB suspend state,the selectors 150 and 160 may perform switching from decoupling betweenthe data lines of the USB and the pull-down resistors R1 and R2 tocoupling between the data lines of the USB and the PHY circuit 132.

The selector 150 may be a switch module that selects one of an openterminal T1 and the pull-down resistor R1 as the coupling target of theD+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB. The selector 160 may be aswitch module that selects one of an open terminal T2 and the pull-downresistor R2 as the coupling target of the D− line L2 of the data linesof the USB.

In a case where the selector 150 selects the open terminal T1, the D+line L1 of the data lines of the USB and the open terminal T1 may beelectrically coupled to each other. In a case where the selector 150selects the pull-down resistor R1, each of the pull-down resistor R1 andthe PHY circuit 132 may be coupled in parallel to the D+ line L1 of thedata lines of the USB. In a case where the selector 160 selects the openterminal T2, the D− line L2 of the data lines of the USB and the openterminal T2 may be electrically coupled to each other. In a case wherethe selector 160 selects the pull-down resistor R2, each of thepull-down resistor R2 and the PHY circuit 132 may be coupled in parallelto the D− line L2 of the data lines of the USB.

As described above, according to Modification C, the selector 150 may becoupled in parallel to the D+ line L1 of the data lines of the USB, andthe selector 160 may be coupled in parallel to the D− line L2 of thedata lines of the USB. This reduces or eliminates a possibility that thevoltage levels of the data lines of the USB detected by the PHY circuit132 is indefinite upon the switching performed by the selectors 150 and160.

4. Application Example

FIG. 15 illustrates an application example of the data processingapparatus 1000 according to the example embodiment and the modificationsthereof. An image forming apparatus 2000 may include the data processingapparatus 1000 according to any of the example embodiment and themodifications thereof. Non-limiting examples of the image formingapparatus 2000 may include a printer, a scanner, and a multi-functionperipheral. Thus providing the image forming apparatus 2000 with thedata processing apparatus 1000 according to any of the exampleembodiment and the modifications thereof makes it possible to reduceelectric power consumption in a standby state.

The present disclosure has been described above referring to the exampleembodiment, the modifications, and the application example; however, thetechnology is not limited to the example embodiment, the modifications,and the application example described above, and other modifications maybe made in variety of ways. Note that the effects described herein aremere examples. The effects of the technology are not limited to thosedescribed herein. The technology may achieve any effect other than thosedescribed herein. Furthermore, the technology encompasses any possiblecombination of some or all of the various embodiments and themodifications described herein and incorporated herein. It is possibleto achieve at least the following configurations from theabove-described example embodiments of the technology.

(1)

A data processing apparatus including:

a power-source controller that controls a first power-source setting anda second power-source setting, the second power-source setting causingless electric power consumption than the first power-source setting;

a data processing device;

a physical-layer section that is brought to a first communication statewhen communication with the data processing device is performed underthe first power-source setting, the physical-layer section being broughtto a second communication state before switching from the firstpower-source setting to the second power-source setting is performed,the second communication state causing the communication with the dataprocessing device to be stopped;

a communication controller that performs the communication with the dataprocessing device through a predetermined communication path and thephysical-layer section under the first power-source setting, thecommunication controller stopping the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the second power-source setting; and

a state controller that maintains the second communication state withrespect to the data processing device side of the communication pathwhile electric power supply to the physical-layer section is reducedunder the second power-source setting.

(2)

The data processing apparatus according to (1), in which

the communication controller controls the physical-layer section andthereby bring the physical-layer section to the first communicationstate, upon performing the communication with the data processing deviceunder the first power-source setting, and

the communication controller controls the physical-layer section andthereby bring the physical-layer section to the second communicationstate, upon stopping the communication with the data processing devicebefore the switching from the first power-source setting to the secondpower-source setting is performed.

(3)

The data processing apparatus according to (1) or (2), in which thestate controller includes

-   -   a resistor that provides a predetermined resistance component,        and    -   a switch section that selectively couples the resistor and the        physical-layer section to the communication path.        (4)

The data processing apparatus according to (3), in which

the switch section performs, after the physical-layer section is broughtto the second communication state, switching from coupling between thecommunication path and the physical-layer section to coupling betweenthe communication path and the resistor, and

the power-source controller reduces, after the switching to the couplingbetween the communication path and the resistor is performed, theelectric power supply to the physical-layer section as the secondpower-source setting.

(5)

The data processing apparatus according to claim 4, further including

a state-signal input section that performs switching from a state underthe second power-source setting to a state under the first power-sourcesetting when the data processing device requires the communication withthe physical-layer section in the state under the second power-sourcesetting, in which

the switch section performs, after the power-source controller performsthe switching from the second power-source setting to the firstpower-source setting and the physical-layer section is brought to thesecond communication state, switching from the coupling between thecommunication path and the resistor to the coupling between thecommunication path and the physical-layer section.

(6)

The data processing apparatus according to (1) or (2), in which

the physical-layer section is coupled to the communication path, and

the state controller includes

-   -   a resistor that provides a predetermined resistance component,        and    -   a switch section that performs coupling and decoupling between        the communication path and the resistor.        (7)

The data processing apparatus according to (6), in which

the switch section performs, after the physical-layer section is broughtto the second communication state, switching from the decoupling betweenthe communication path and the resistor to the coupling between thecommunication path and the resistor, and

the power-source controller reduces, after the switching to the couplingbetween the communication path and the resistor is performed, theelectric power supply to the physical-layer section as the secondpower-source setting.

(8)

The data processing apparatus according to (7), further including

a state-signal input section that performs switching from a state underthe second power-source setting to a state under the first power-sourcesetting when the data processing device requires the communication withthe physical-layer section in the state under the second power-sourcesetting, in which

the switch section performs, after the power-source controller performsthe switching from the second power-source setting to the firstpower-source setting and the physical-layer section is brought to thesecond communication state, switching from the decoupling between thecommunication path and the resistor to the coupling between thecommunication path and the resistor.

(9)

The data processing apparatus according to (5) or (8), in which thecommunication controller performs, after the state-signal input sectionperforms the switching from the state under the second power-sourcesetting to the state under the first power-source setting, thecommunication with the data processing device through the communicationpath and the physical-layer section under the first power-sourcesetting.

(10)

The data processing apparatus according to any one of (1) to (9), inwhich the state controller brings, after the switching from the secondpower-source setting to the first power-source setting is performed andthe physical-layer section is brought to the second communication state,the communication path to the second communication state same as acommunication of the physical-layer section.

(11)

A data processing apparatus including:

a power-source controller that controls a first power-source setting anda second power-source setting, the second power-source setting causingless electric power consumption than the first power-source setting;

a physical-layer section that is brought to a first communication statewhen communication with a data processing device is performed under thefirst power-source setting, the physical-layer section being brought toa second communication state before switching from the firstpower-source setting to the second power-source setting is performed,the second communication state causing the communication with the dataprocessing device to be stopped;

a communication controller that performs the communication with the dataprocessing device through a predetermined communication path and thephysical-layer section under the first power-source setting, thecommunication controller stopping the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the second power-source setting; and

a state controller that maintains the second communication state withrespect to the data processing device side of the communication pathwhile electric power supply to the physical-layer section is reducedunder the second power-source setting.

According to the data processing apparatus of the embodiment of thetechnology, it is possible to further reduce electric power consumptionin a standby state.

Although the technology has been described in terms of exemplaryembodiments, it is not limited thereto. It should be appreciated thatvariations may be made in the described embodiments by persons skilledin the art without departing from the scope of the invention as definedby the following claims. The limitations in the claims are to beinterpreted broadly based on the language employed in the claims and notlimited to examples described in this specification or during theprosecution of the application, and the examples are to be construed asnon-exclusive. For example, in this disclosure, the term “preferably”,“preferred” or the like is non-exclusive and means “preferably”, but notlimited to. The use of the terms first, second, etc. do not denote anyorder or importance, but rather the terms first, second, etc. are usedto distinguish one element from another. The term “substantially” andits variations are defined as being largely but not necessarily whollywhat is specified as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. Theterm “about” or “approximately” as used herein can allow for a degree ofvariability in a value or range. Moreover, no element or component inthis disclosure is intended to be dedicated to the public regardless ofwhether the element or component is explicitly recited in the followingclaims.

What is claimed is:
 1. A data processing apparatus comprising: apower-source controller that controls a first power-source setting and asecond power-source setting, the second power-source setting causingless electric power consumption than the first power-source setting; adata processing device; a physical-layer section that is brought to afirst communication state when communication with the data processingdevice is performed under the first power-source setting, thephysical-layer section being brought to a second communication statebefore switching from the first power-source setting to the secondpower-source setting is performed, the second communication statecausing the communication with the data processing device to be stopped;a communication controller that performs the communication with the dataprocessing device through a predetermined communication path and thephysical-layer section under the first power-source setting, thecommunication controller stopping the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the second power-source setting; and a state controllerthat maintains the second communication state with respect to the dataprocessing device side of the communication path while electric powersupply to the physical-layer section is reduced under the secondpower-source setting.
 2. The data processing apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein the communication controller controls thephysical-layer section and thereby bring the physical-layer section tothe first communication state, upon performing the communication withthe data processing device under the first power-source setting, and thecommunication controller controls the physical-layer section and therebybring the physical-layer section to the second communication state, uponstopping the communication with the data processing device before theswitching from the first power-source setting to the second power-sourcesetting is performed.
 3. The data processing apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein the state controller includes a resistor that providesa predetermined resistance component, and a switch section thatselectively couples the resistor and the physical-layer section to thecommunication path.
 4. The data processing apparatus according to claim3, wherein the switch section performs, after the physical-layer sectionis brought to the second communication state, switching from couplingbetween the communication path and the physical-layer section tocoupling between the communication path and the resistor, and thepower-source controller reduces, after the switching to the couplingbetween the communication path and the resistor is performed, theelectric power supply to the physical-layer section as the secondpower-source setting.
 5. The data processing apparatus according toclaim 4, further comprising a state-signal input section that performsswitching from a state under the second power-source setting to a stateunder the first power-source setting when the data processing devicerequires the communication with the physical-layer section in the stateunder the second power-source setting, wherein the switch sectionperforms, after the power-source controller performs the switching fromthe second power-source setting to the first power-source setting andthe physical-layer section is brought to the second communication state,switching from the coupling between the communication path and theresistor to the coupling between the communication path and thephysical-layer section.
 6. The data processing apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein the physical-layer section is coupled to thecommunication path, and the state controller includes a resistor thatprovides a predetermined resistance component, and a switch section thatperforms coupling and decoupling between the communication path and theresistor.
 7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 6, whereinthe switch section performs, after the physical-layer section is broughtto the second communication state, switching from the decoupling betweenthe communication path and the resistor to the coupling between thecommunication path and the resistor, and the power-source controllerreduces, after the switching to the coupling between the communicationpath and the resistor is performed, the electric power supply to thephysical-layer section as the second power-source setting.
 8. The dataprocessing apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising astate-signal input section that performs switching from a state underthe second power-source setting to a state under the first power-sourcesetting when the data processing device requires the communication withthe physical-layer section in the state under the second power-sourcesetting, wherein the switch section performs, after the power-sourcecontroller performs the switching from the second power-source settingto the first power-source setting and the physical-layer section isbrought to the second communication state, switching from the decouplingbetween the communication path and the resistor to the coupling betweenthe communication path and the resistor.
 9. The data processingapparatus according to claim 5, wherein the communication controllerperforms, after the state-signal input section performs the switchingfrom the state under the second power-source setting to the state underthe first power-source setting, the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the first power-source setting.
 10. The data processingapparatus according to claim 8, wherein the communication controllerperforms, after the state-signal input section performs the switchingfrom the state under the second power-source setting to the state underthe first power-source setting, the communication with the dataprocessing device through the communication path and the physical-layersection under the first power-source setting.
 11. The data processingapparatus according to claim 1, wherein the state controller brings,after the switching from the second power-source setting to the firstpower-source setting is performed and the physical-layer section isbrought to the second communication state, the communication path to thesecond communication state same as a communication of the physical-layersection.
 12. A data processing apparatus comprising: a power-sourcecontroller that controls a first power-source setting and a secondpower-source setting, the second power-source setting causing lesselectric power consumption than the first power-source setting; aphysical-layer section that is brought to a first communication statewhen communication with a data processing device is performed under thefirst power-source setting, the physical-layer section being brought toa second communication state before switching from the firstpower-source setting to the second power-source setting is performed,the second communication state causing the communication with the dataprocessing device to be stopped; a communication controller thatperforms the communication with the data processing device through apredetermined communication path and the physical-layer section underthe first power-source setting, the communication controller stoppingthe communication with the data processing device through thecommunication path and the physical-layer section under the secondpower-source setting; and a state controller that maintains the secondcommunication state with respect to the data processing device side ofthe communication path while electric power supply to the physical-layersection is reduced under the second power-source setting.